Dag Hammarskjold Funeral

This is Gibson part of the United Nations speaking to you from Alex in Sweden. As broadcast as Elaine's to the credit of the Swedish national radio and television corporation. MM It's just a few minutes before three o'clock in the afternoon. And a great congregation of many thousands of people have been assembling in this great cathedral enjoying a few hours which is just to pay their last respects to God I was shocked and anticipate in the Swedish state funeral service. It's a sunny crisp September afternoon. And as we drove some two hours ago from Stockholm to. Autumn was just turning the leaves on the Swedish countryside.

Every sack in stock and indeed all over Sweden is flying at half mast and many a shop window whether it be in Stockholm or in the little country villages which we passed many a shop window as a portrait of the late secretary general. Surrounded by black crape of course is an ancient university it is also the capital of Sweden. I was told was not born here he was born in another town further to the south called kipping. He came here at the age of two and lived until 930 as being governor of the province of observer. He was educated at the university a university which dates

from the 13th century a very famous university one of the great ones. From that time in Swedish history is in fact a beautiful tranquil university town. This great cathedral which from such a beautiful Swedish history could even be described as a national shrine of Sweden because at the back of the altar just behind the rear window is the remains of the patron saint of sweet saint the Cathedral is in French Gothic style from the early 17th century. Nay two concepts three beautiful dark tinted rose windows a wonderful soaring Gothic gotcha Buffy and you later

around the altar and then four steps down from the altar rise the coffin. But often doghouse. Evil is now completely full with personalities and visitors from and from some from very far the coffin is draped in the SAG suite standing by it for students from the University of upset at best in what one might call the uniform white of a tail coat and white shirt and tie and the sash in the colors we hanging from the entire steps of the old and around the end of a tree.

We freeze which come from so many from the last family of Sweden from the last century of Denmark from the United Nations Security Council. Stuff of patients from so many organizations incorporations as I see from this week many many parts of the south many are white and reds and greens and such a splash of color around the coffin draped in sadness we are all in that place and we're waiting for the arrival in the Church of the Ross family suite

which is behind me which looks odd. I think as was and I can go stuff and kind of into the West and I'm coming down the main aisle. You probably can hear in the background a telling of a cathedral there. And Queen accompanied by William inspected and crown prince Prince compost of and the three princesses princes consistency and princes. Walking slowly up the main on the right

of the car came clean Was it the six other members of the one. On the other side the left side of the coffin and still left completely and then the old family and never the twos will come in some few minutes to take them immediately from the family on that side of the nave. A seated important visitor from all parts of the world and as I watched them come in just two minutes ago I saw the president of the General Assembly Mr. von scream at a nation by the president of the

Security Council and so many other important personalities. President Johnson United States and a little after that Ambassador Stevens a group of undersecretary and members of staff of the organization of headquarters in New York and various other parts of the world to the United Nations taken then came and of abscesses the prime minister of Denmark to customers. So I was like Norway. I saw the Lord Chancellor going to New York. I saw in the education of Israel I found this is a present and I saw the president of the law

recently and many many other countries being represented by special who have come here by attatched accredited to the cause I should to the service which will begin in a few moments from the church of sweet church sweeten as you know the state national. Vision by which

since which was east west and south under God goes in the name of the messes we have in this house today. I rest the last remains of a face son of his fatherland and a force of. Which so far is all so very poignant. A friend and his companion forces us to save the old and always some

disturbing question of the meaning and the fulfillment of our life. The answer may be expressed in one word so measureless a simple but so overwhelmingly filled with significance. My brother

we have no right to draw a dividing line or to extend it it's unimaginable and it is in a way that we challenge. We are told two different missions in the household of God various fields of wood are given to us by him. Who is the old Lord and God. Some have a special field of wood and are rather limited to other has

been a lot to work in a field so far. East West North and South. Expression to say signifies just that which is commanded by the king the love of God. For me.

It is a question not a question of not painting or trying to obtain a place of one's own then it is a question of taking over of one's need of suffering and in the extreme unspeakably great given to human beings. Yeah.

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you're seeing that friend or you the vision to the nation week is believe and strength in his name on them they may be convinced that he in spite of decisions aside we are not and neither in life nor indeed. Well you know I'm.

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that whosoever believeth in Him shall perish. Too nice. To have before. He. Comes to the vengeful to.

The congregation. The coughing. And the name of the graciousness it. Takes to rest in the grave. Yeah.

During that vicious spring three times over the bishop now continues to read excerpts from one hundred ninety nine. He

said. The same is true from the eleventh attempt.

Jesus said I am the resurrection and the life he that believeth in Me though he went to church and whosoever shall never. Be. Believe me.

Believe me.

The Christian church doesn't have. A need for that reason. Or in San Fran.

As we transition of which is what is coming. I mean the present.

Responses and Bishop and the congregation. Oh. Well.

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singer exhibit shouldst will sing. I know that my Redeemer liveth from an oratorio the Messiah. A. Ooh.

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I know that my Redeemer

that was ringing the chapel altar. I think this is great because when a congregation of many thousands sat in complete silence. I think in one moment his majesty King host of idols will place a wreath upon the coffin. OK.

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fashion according to St. John of course by the Cathedral Choir of upset and comforted by the orchestra and. All eyes. And again the king of the succeed. But

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many countries. And from the other side of. The representative of the United Nations. In this. MR.

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We are in the graveyard.

Cemetery a procession of. A coffin into the grave. Standing immediately before the grave the member and student of the Swedish flag and on the other side. The United Nations surrounding one end of the family. A core of students from the university who are going to see the archbishop has to live in the final coffin from under the African

sun coming northward. So then it kind of is not at the end of the Swedish afternoon in the 17th century cemetery where the leaves are falling from the tree of the family to a bank with one end stands a great granite slab with the name. Inscribed upon it. His father's grave is on the right hand side too and his mother's grave. The archbishop rises to make the final prayer. And then

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